Cannon Adjacent to North East Corner of Number 17 Rochford Post Office is a Grade II listed building in the Rochford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 January 1988. Cannon.

Cannon Adjacent to North East Corner of Number 17 Rochford Post Office

WRENN ID
small-paling-brook
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rochford
Constituency
Southend East and Rochford MP: Mr Bayo Alaba (Ind)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 January 1988
Type
Cannon
Address
Cannon Adjacent to North East Corner of Number 17 Rochford Post Office, SS4 1AB
OS grid reference
TQ 876 905
Coordinates
51.58291, 0.70699
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The cannon, located adjacent to the northeast corner of No. 17 Rochford Post Office, is a Grade II listed structure. It dates from the 18th or 19th century and is made of cast iron. The cannon is set upright at the corner of the Post Office and is believed to be one of three cannons in Rochford that were present during the Napoleonic Wars. Its muzzle flares outward from a barrel ring, and the pivot arms are visible above ground. No. 17 is not included in this listing.

Local climate

Cannon Adjacent to North East Corner of Number 17 Rochford Post Office receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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